Probably the UK's most high-energy contra dance band, Vertical Expression is what happens when you take two English ceilidh musicians on fiddle and melodeon and put them with a guitar and double bass rhythm section with a love of bluegrass and gypsy jazz, throw in some old time music and foot percussion, a bit of French-Canadian one-row box, a few Irish fiddle tunes, some Django Reinhardt-style guitar, a bit of creativity and a lot of energy and fun...
Recent and upcoming gigs:
2022
- Friday 25th February 2022 IVFDF 2022, University of Sheffield, with caller Charlie Turner
- Friday 8th April 2022 Alcester Contra, venue and caller TBC
- Saturday 9th April 2022 London Barndance, Cecil Sharp House, Camden, with caller Lynne Render
- 20th-26th August 2022 Whitby Folk Week, Whitby
- Sunday 28th August 2022 Towersey Festival, Claydon Estate, Buckinghamshire
- Saturday 22nd October 2022 Leeds Contra, St Chad's hall, Leeds, caller TBC
Vertical Expression are:
Charley Roberts - fiddle
Ian Roberts - melodeons and feet
Ian Benton - guitar
Margaret Benton - double bass